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XMultiply (エックスマルチプライ EkkusuMaruchipurai) is a side-scrolling shooter published by Irem, and similar in style to their earlier R-Type. In 1998 the game was released with Image Fight as a one-disc doublebill on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
Story
The game centers around an unusual alien invasion against a colony planet in the year 2249—the aliens themselves are microscopic creatures that invade, infect, and kill the colonists. Scientists have deployed the microscopic fighter X-002 into the body of the hapless woman whose body has been invaded by the alien queen.
Gameplay
The game itself is a side-scroller like R-Type, albeit with a short vertical-scrolling area towards the end of the sixth level. Instead of the Force pod, however, the main power-up apparatus takes the form of two flexible tentacles. The tentacles are invulnerable to all enemy attacks, and can be positioned with careful maneuvering of the X-002.
Konami's Xexex is based on a fusion of this weaponry with the Force system of R-Type.
In the PlayStation 2 game R-Type Final, the ship "Cross The Rubicon" uses the "Flexible Force", a Force based on XMultiply with roughly the same attacks.
Description from Wikipedia.Released
Sep, 1989
Also For
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Developed by
Irem Corp.
Published by
Irem Corp.
Gameplay
Arcade, Shooter
Perspective
Side view
Setting
Sci-fi / futuristic
Genre
Action
Visual
2D scrolling
Description
X Multiply is a 2D side-scrolling shoot'em up, a follow up to Irem's R-Type with similar gameplay. While the game's background story still features the standard alien invasion, the action takes place inside a woman's body, because the aliens are microscopic creatures. The player controls the miniaturized X-002 fighter. He flies forward to the right, avoids attacks and kills aliens. As opposed to Force Pods, the ship has flexible, indestructible tentacles. These can be used as a shield, which is important because a single hit is deadly for the player. As is common for the genre, it's possible to pick up power-ups, like special lasers.
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